Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Plant · Cistaceae · Simple
ClarkePreparation Tincture of whole plant.
Sources 13 entries across 11 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Lippe …
Dose
1X–30X
First to thirtieth attenuation. Locally as a wash to arrest fetid discharges.
Reason for useBoericke
A deep-acting anti-psoric remedy, with marked action in glandular affections, herpetic eruptions, chronic swellings, when patient is extremely sensitive to cold. Sensation of coldness in various parts. Scrofulous ophthalmia. Poisoned wounds, bites, phagedenic ulcers. Malignant disease of the glands of the neck. Cistus has affinity for naso-pharynx; aborts colds that center in posterior nose. Sniffling.
▲ Worse slightest exposure to cold air; mental exertion, excitement
▼ Better after eating
By regionBoericke
Stomach Cool feeling in stomach before and after eating. Cool feeling in whole abdomen. Desire for cheese.
Extremities Sprained pain in wrist. Tips of fingers sensitive to cold. Tetter on hands. Cold feet. Syphilitic ulcers on lower limbs, with hard swelling around. …
Sleep Cannot sleep from coldness in throat.
Female Induration and inflammation of mammae. Sensitive to cold air. Bad smelling leucorrhoea.
Respiratory Asthmatic after lying down (trachea feels narrow), preceded by formication.
Skin Itching all over. Small, painful pimples; lupus. Glands inflamed and indurated. Mercurio-syphilitic ulcers. …
Books*
Antidoted by Rhus Toxicodendron 2, Sepia Officinalis 2, Camphora
Complementary —
Follows well —
Compare Sulphur, Argentum Nitricum, Calcarea Carbonica +12
* Number of books that state the relation, where more than one. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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